As of next week teachers will be enforcing the "No Hat, No Play" rule during our first and second break. If your child does not have a hat on when outside they will need to sit in the shade or undercover until they bring a hat to school. All hat sizes are available from the Uniform Shop on Qkr, with both new and pre-loved options available.

This week is very busy at Ss. Peter & Paul’s. Students are involved in many different events . It is all part of a commitment to educate the whole person and see that we can enjoy and excel at more than school work. Our students have represented the Northern Region at the Arch Diocesan athletics  today . Our best public speakers are competing tomorrow at the Northern Region Public Speaking and students have excelled to reach the regional final of NSW Primary Schools Chess Tournament . I appreciate the efforts of staff & parents in helping students compete in these events.’

STAFFING CHANGES
With people going on leave their will be some changes to classes this term .

Jasmin McKenna will be taking Cathy McCarthy’s position while she is on Long Service Leave from 25^th August till the beginning of Term 4.

Emilie Wade will be on Mr. Collinge’s class for his leave from 1^st September till the beginning of Term 4 .

Kristy Kmet will be joining the staff for 3 days a week to help with casual relief .

We welcome Jasmin & Kristy to our school. .

Sadly, Mrs Tory Simmons our Welfare Co=Ordinator /Classroom Support Assistant will be leaving us on 5^th September to take on a different position. Tory has made an outstanding contribution to our school & she will be missed. She has been a friendly face on the playground before school to help parents with separation issues. She has run a quiet room in second break to support those who need time out from the hustle & bustle of school . She has helped in the background to make our “Fathering Project” a big success . I admire her efforts to help with student welfare and our multilit reading programme.  She has built strong bonds in the school community and we will miss her smile , good nature & professional approach in our school . We wish her the best in her new role.

I will be advertising for a new Classroom assistant shortly.

Confirmation Enrolment and Session Information

NSW PRIMARY SCHOOLS NETBALL GALA 

SPP entered six teams in this year's NSW Netball Schools Cup. Well done to all the students involved and thank you to Deryn, Vanessa & Linda for coaching and supporting the children. We would also like to thank the wonderful Trinity student umpires! We appreciate the terrific job you do.

STAFF v SPORT CAPTAINS SPORT - NETBALL

On Tuesday, Siarra, CJ, Astrid, Jack, Stella, Archer, Hannah & Charlie took on the staff in a highly competitive netball game. Despite the students being well prepared from the recent NSW Schools Cup, they were not able to defeat the staff, losing 13-3. Thank you to Noah and Seb for umpiring and scoring.

ARCHDIOCESE ATHLETICS TEAM

All the best to our Northern Region Athletes travelling to Canberra on Thursday for the Archdiocesan Carnival. We wish them a successful and enjoyable carnival!

NORTHERN REGION AGE CHAMPIONS

Congratulations to Axl and Zaide, the NR Junior and 11yr Age Champions!

INDIVIDUAL SPORT TRIALS

Individual sports trials are open through the CECG sports website. These trials are intended for Year 5 & 6 student's ONLY. Keep up to date with trial information for next year.

Registration for ALL Canberra Goulburn, MacKillop and NSWCCC is through the new CSNSW website.

There are closing dates so if you are planning to trial please complete the registration process ASAP! Additional detailed information can be read below or from the Registrations page. For more information on Primary Sports visit the Canberra Goulburn Sport Facebook Page. If you have any queries please email Sherree Bush at sherree.bush@cg.catholic.edu.au

Book Week 2025 18-22 August

Last Wednesday evening Astrid Schmidt from Year 6 represented our school at the Quota Public Speaking competition. This competition has speakers from all the schools in the Goulburn area.

The organisers commented that Astrid was very well prepared and a credit to our school. Well done Astrid!

Congratulations to all our 3-6 students on writing and presenting their speeches over the past 5 weeks.

The following students have been selected to represent our school at the NR Public Speaking competition at St Mary's in Crookwell tomorrow and we wish them the best of luck:

Year 3 - Rory Hogan & Lucas Charnock

Year 4 - Lily Delaney & Ethan Dahl

Year 5 - Huxley Smith & John Kertebani

Year 6 - Gracie Arnold & Archer Tudor

Year One Performance

'When I Grow Up'

DROP OFF/PICK UP INFORMATION

If you remember the following details school drop off and pick up should run smoothly. Please view the map below for parking restriction details:

• Supervision at school starts at 8.30am. Students arriving earlier than this WILL NOT be under active adult supervision so please avoid dropping your children off before this time. Between 8.30am and 8.55am students are to take their bag to their classroom and then make their way to either the hall or basketball court where they are to wait in year groups until the morning play bell rings.
• Knox Street/Princes Avenue parking (front school entrance) - ideally families with students in Kindergarten only should be parking in this area. Please be aware of the bus zone, parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear. We ask that you consider our staff when parking here in the morning as there are limited all day parking zones where they are able to park; car line provides a safer alternative for families.
• Hall gate (Knox Street) - Bus students are dropped off and picked up from here. At the end of the day a teacher is rostered on duty at this gate each afternoon and stays to supervise students until the last bus comes.
• Princes Avenue/Adam Street (back school entrance) - Parents are able to park on either side of Princes Avenue (outside car line) or in Adam Street if you need to walk your children into school (please note that this part of Princes Avenue is a one-way road). Be aware of parking restrictions and keeping our neighbour's driveways clear.
• Car Line (off Princes Avenue) -  Car line is a 'kiss & go' system where parents drop their children off without getting out of the car; please do not park and exit your car in car line as this creates major traffic issues. Car line is our preferred method of parent drop off as it ensures student safety. In the afternoons car line can be very congested. If the waiting line is outside of our driveway the advice from NSW police is that you should continue around the block via Adam Street until the line moves forward. Please consider arriving at 3.30pm or after to ease this congestion; your child will be safe and supervised until you arrive. Two teachers are rostered on and supervicion at car line is until 3.45pm. After this time your child will be taken to the office and a call will be made to parents to arrange pick up ASAP.

Before & After School Care

Play Cricket 2025-2026 Season

Wollondilly-Hibo Cricket Club have opened registration’s for the 2025-26 season. A number of students from SPP play for Wollondilly-Hibo.

Goulburn Bears Basketball Training

We are reaching out to inform you about a thrilling opportunity available for your students starting next week for the remainder of the school term
Every Tuesday from 4:30 to 5:50 PM, we will host a girls-only development program for those interested in exploring the sport in the Veolia stadium on court 2.
This is a wonderful (and free) chance for your students to participate in a weekly development session led by our Goulburn Bear players and coaches.
The development program, designed for ages 10 to 15, will introduce participants to various elements of basketball in a safe and supportive environment aimed at motivating young players. All skill levels are welcome.

Marlee Day
Director | Goulburn Basketball Association